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Sierra Leone: Calm restored after gunmen attack military barracks, claims president
President Julius Maada Bio said late Sunday that calm had been restored after what he described as an attempt to undermine peace and stabili...
Read Article→Stampede kills 37 during army recruitment drive in Congo's Brazzaville
A tragedy unfolded at the Ornano stadium on the night of Monday to Tuesday leading to deaths and injuries. The provisional toll established ...
Read Article→African Union and Caribbean nations unite to demand reparations from European countries for slavery
Speaking at the opening of the summit, Ghanas Presidents Nana Akufo-Addo emphasised the staggering consequences of slavery. He said, Th...
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Sudan fighting destroys strategic Khartoum bridge
In August, airstrikes and artillery fire launched by army forces loyal to Burhan hit the Shambat Bridge.
Read Article→Sudan fighting destroys strategic Khartoum bridge
In August, airstrikes and artillery fire launched by army forces loyal to Burhan hit the Shambat Bridge.
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Sudan shelling claims 15 lives in Khartoum as RSF makes advances in Darfur
The RSF has been steadily advancing on army bases in Darfur and recently announced that it has liberated an army base in El Geneina, the cap...
Read Article→Niger military says late night escape bid of President Bazoum thwarted
Bazoum, in August reportedly said that he had been kept in isolated without electricity and is forced to eat dry rice and pasta.
Read Article→Sudan's six-month war still spreading as death toll rises to over 9,000
Since the war broke out between the army and paramilitaries on April 15, these groups have helped people caught up in the conflict.
Read Article→Nigeria: Blast at illegal oil refinery kills at least 37, including two pregnant women
The fire took place after an illegal oil refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burnt.
Read Article→At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
The Southern African countrys Minister of Mines, Soda Zhemu, who had come to oversee the rescue efforts, confirmed that 21 miners had escape...
Read Article→Election will be held in Burkina Faso only when...: Junta leader
Earlier on Friday, hundreds of supporters of the military junta marked the first anniversary of the coup on Friday.
Read Article→Gabon: Ousted president’s wife charged with ‘money laundering’ after corruption action on son
Sylvia Bongo has been under house arrest in the capital Libreville since the August 30 coup.
Read Article→Watch: Kenyan pastor locks himself up with 3 lions, MP offers paid trip as gift
Earlier, a video of the pastor casually playing with three lions in a den went crazy viral on social media.
Read Article→VIDEO: At least 35 dead in Benin after massive fire erupts at illegal fuel depot
Oil smuggling is rampant in border areas of Benin, where illegal refineries, fuel dumps and pipelines have sprung up without any restriction...
Read Article→Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks over controversial Nile dam
The completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia was announced this month
Read Article→Somalia bombing: Death toll rises to 21 after truck with explosives hit security checkpoint
The attack took place in the town of Beledweyne, which is in central Somalia’s Hiran region and has recently witnessed battles between the m...
Read Article→IMF approves $300 million loan for war-torn Burkina Faso
The IMF executive board has granted a four-year loan agreement worth around $302 million, under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF)...
Read Article→Rwanda's veteran president Paul Kagame to seek re-election in 2024
Paul Kagame, who became president in 2000, is eligible to continue in office for another decade after a constitutional amendment in 2015 cha...
Read Article→Explained | Military-ruled former French colonies forge NATO-style Alliance of Sahel States
Alliance of Sahel states: Three former French colonies in Africas much-exploited Sahel region have come together to form a NATO-style milita...
Read Article→Libya dam collapse: Probe launched into allocation of maintenance funds
Dernas mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi has expressed concerns that the death toll in Derna alone could exceed 20,000, given the extent of t...
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